Walter Carpenter
| Walter Carpenter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
27 March 1834 Ingestre, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 13 May 1904 (aged 70) |
| Buried at | Bolton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
|
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Royal Alfred HMS Temeraire HMS Belleisle Coast of Ireland Station |
Admiral The Hon. Walter Cecil Carpenter (27 March 1834 – 13 May 1904), also known as The Hon. Walter Cecil Talbot until he changed his name by Royal licence was a Royal Navy officer who became a Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station.
Walter Talbot (then surnamed) was born on 27 March 1834 in Ingestre, Staffordshire, England and died on 13 May 1904 at Westminster part of central London, and he was buried on 15 May 1904 in Bolton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire, England. He was the second son of Henry Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Lady Sarah Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford, by his marriage to Sarah Carpenter.
Walter Talbot (then surnamed) entered the Royal Navy in 1847. Promoted to lieutenant on 22 September 1854, he served on HMS Hannibal as a lieutenant from 24 June 1856 during the Crimean War in the Black Sea and then later in the Mediterranean. He was assigned to the HMS Nile on 6 December 1858. Promoted to commander on 16 June 1859, he was on HMS Steady from 18 November 1864 to 2 March 1865 serving in the West Indies and off North America. He was on HMS Fawn, in the West Indies, from 2 March 1865 to 14 April 1866.
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